7 Jan 2016

Disruptive Leadership

From TED Radio Hour, 9:00 am on 7 January 2016

It takes courage, strength and ingenuity to be a leader. But is leadership only reserved for the extraordinary few? Host Guy Raz talks with TED speakers about what it takes to become a leader and shake up the status quo.

Four-star general Stanley McChrystal recounts some tough lessons about leadership he gained from the front lines.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg gets to the bottom line for women who want to lead.

Bunker Roy shares stories from a school in India that equips rural women for leadership by training them to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors.

Drew Dudley calls on us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives.

Seth Godin says the Internet has revived the idea of tribes based on shared values and gives ordinary people the power to lead.

From NPR's TED Radio Hour.

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